Match prayer with action – Mary Njoku urges African Christians

Nollywood actress Mary Njoku has urged Nigerian and African Christians to not just depend on prayers as the solution to national issues.

The actress, while speaking on insecurity via her Instagram page, explained that physical problems demand physical solutions while spiritual problems demand spiritual ones.

She urged Christians to combine faith with practical effort, noting that issues like bad infrastructure and insecurity require action and not prayers.

“Physical problems require physical solutions. Spiritual problems require spiritual solutions. You cannot pray food onto your plate. Someone has to plant it, harvest it, transport it, cook it, or provide the means for you to get it yourself. Even in the bible, provision often came through people, work, and practical action. Good roads, quality healthcare, education, security, and economic growth will not appear simply because we pray about them. Prayer can guide us, strengthen us, and give us wisdom, but physical problems must also be addressed with physical action, planning, accountability, and hard work,” she stated.

Although Njoku did not dismiss the importance of prayer, she urged Christians to ensure that their faith works hand in hand with positive action.

“Dear African Christians, as we continue to pray, let us not confuse prayer with action. You cannot bind and cast away bad roads. You cannot rebuke a failing healthcare system into working. You cannot pray away the bandits who are terrorising our lives. Faith and action are not enemies. They work together,” she added.